Here we have the number first, so that the train can be correctly classified, people who are new to the world of german trains need to read on. This would be important for names like "Ferkeltaxe", which was never an official name but something people made up.

Another thing is the usage of the national railway companies in the names, such as DB (Germany), ÖBB (Austria) or SBB (Swiss). Some of us feel that we don't need them, because it can mostly be read from the train number anyway, others think it would help newcomers.

I'd like to ask you, the players, what you think is the better way to go and what would be more comfortable to read, or maybe even discuss about advantages and disadvantages of either way.

Aa non train "freak" (I have no idea or interest in the trains themselves). For the sort order it would be better to have the number first, as newer trains or better/upgraded tend to have a higher number. If there are several variations on the same model, they will automatically be grouped together.

As you mentioned, they will also likely be sorted buy country as well since it is a part of the number. So from a sort point of view I would prefer <Country> <Model> <Name> <Colour?>

For sorting purposes, this sounds to be a great idea. However, to my knowledge currently vehicles are not sorted by name, but by capacity and max speed. Is there a change planned for this? If the Depot is likely to get new functionality which is affected by the translated name (not the object name), it might have a big impact on our naming convention.